Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 97–144 of 489 plants in Hardee County
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Native
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Native
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Guava
Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Lantana
Lantana camara
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Ebenaceae
Native
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Common Water Hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
Pontederiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Asparagaceae
Native
Coontie
Zamia integrifolia
Zamiaceae
Native
Coral Greenbrier
Smilax walteri
Smilacaceae
Native
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Caprifoliaceae
Native
Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
Polygonaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
Primulaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Corkystem Passionvine
Passiflora pallida
Passifloraceae
Native
Cranberry Hibiscus
Sabdariffa acetosella
Malvaceae
Introduced
Creeping Beggarweed
Desmodium incanum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Cucumber
Melothria pendula
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Creeping Indigo
Indigofera spicata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Cudweed
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Asteraceae
Introduced
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Onagraceae
Native
Cutleaf Groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Solanaceae
Native
Cutthroatgrass
Coleataenia abscissa
Poaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Cyperus richardii
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Cypress Vine
Ipomoea quamoclit
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
Poaceae
Native
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dog's-Tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Dotted Duckweed
Landoltia punctata
Araceae
NativeInvasive II
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Dwarf Bayberry
Morella pumila
Myricaceae
Native
Dwarf Helzine
Micranthemum umbrosum
Linderniaceae
Native
Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Papyrus
Cyperus prolifer
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf St. John's Wort
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericaceae
Native
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
Smilacaceae
Native
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Anacardiaceae
Native
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.